​I started working with Nebeday Center located in Toubakouta, which partakes in many activities with people in the village, but its main roles are to plan Nebeday trees and protect the forest. The first day after arriving, one thing that interested me was an outdoor movie showing in the center.

This movie showing was an opportunity for me to propose a cultural activity in the associated villages while helping to maintain contact between the association and villages.

​The other activity that interested me was the one of coal. The method to make coal is not simple but rather complicated.The steps to make the coal:Collect straw and fill the barrels, after that light the fire and close. Then, mix the dust with the binder.The advantage of coal is that it replaces charcoal, respects local traditions and can be used to cook all dishes. It is also more economical renewable biomass. Other advantages include exploiting flammable straw, reduction of bushfires, less trees cut to be used for coal, fewer trees burned by fires, less emitted greenhouse gases and improvement of biodiversity.

​Among the center's activities, I really enjoyed the of planting the tree Nebeday - it's really interesting. Everyone in Senegal knows the Nebeday I think I was the only one who didn’t know of this tree. There are even Senegalese dishes that are prepared with leaves of Nebeday like couscous. Thiis tree sallow its farmers to benefit from many services: the shade of the tree, the leaves cooked in the traditional dish "tiara boom", the dried leaves with exceptional caloric value to combat malnutrition ... In addition, these fast-growing trees can store carbon. And also allow to conduct a more comprehensive response to carbon capture in the context of climate change.

The leaves contain 2 times more protein than yogurt, 3 times more potassium than bananas, 4 times more calcium than milk, 7 times more vitamin C than oranges and 4 times more vitamin A than carrots, 8 essential amino acids needed for good nutrition.It is a healing plant effective in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes.

Hello!On January 28 we left Morocco to go to Senegal, my best friend Adnane and I, to join CorpsAfrica/Senegal.When we arrived in Dakar and headed out of the airport, the first people we met were Hiba and Emmy. I knew Hiba but did not know Emmy, so I thought he was Senegalese. But I was wrong because he is from Rwanda, and he works at the CorpsAfrica Headquarters in Washington DC.After we took a taxi to hotel Sokhamon at 02:00 AM. At the hotel, we chatted for a while. I also really liked the location of the hotel as it was next to the beach.

On January 29 at 10:30 AM, Hiba and Emmy invited us to go out with them but wouldn't tell us where. They wanted it to remain a surprise. We later found out that we were heading to Gorée Island and we took a boat to get there.

We loved Gorée Island and had a great time. It was also the first time that I drank ginger and "bissap" tea.Later, we returned to the hotel and stayed there for an additional 2 days. We had fun and thank Hiba and Emmy because they have done a lot of things to keep us happy.

Next, we left to go to the Red Cross center in Thies, where we met many Senegalese friends who came to join the training of the 1st group of CorpsAfrica Volunteers.